Description
Many home care agencies provide care and services to an adult with a cognitive (brain) impairment. Cognitively-impaired people have difficulty with one or more of the basic functions of their brain, such as perception, memory, concentration, and reasoning skills. Common causes of cognitive impairment include Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, brain tumor, or HIV-associated dementia. Although each disorder has its own unique features, family members and caregivers often share common problems, situations, and strategies.
Workshop Content of this 2 CEU, non-audio course written by Bonnie J. MacLeod, LCSW:
This Certificate Workshop will include the following curriculum:
The nature of dementia,
Common behavioral issues of clients with dementias or cognitive disorders,
Appropriate behavior management techniques,
Inappropriate behavior management techniques,
Safety of the consumer,
Competency evaluation.
After this course, you will be able to:
Discuss behavioral issues in clients with dementias and cognitive disorders,
Learn symptoms of dementias and how they may present in clients,
Identify caregiver actions to common challenges and behaviors,
Demonstrate an understanding of the Plan of Care relative to behavior management